When you’re a 220-pounder who faces grueling weight cuts to 170 pounds, the prospects of fighting in the 185-pound division are awfully enticing. Just ask Johny Hendricks (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC). While his focus remains on Robbie Lawler (22-9 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and their pay-per-view headliner at Saturday’s UFC 171 event, which earns the winner the vacant welterweight title, Hendricks said he eventually may need to move up a weight class. The 30-year-old national collegiate wrestling champion and recent knockout artist has had plenty of success at 170 pounds. A recent six-fight winning streak was halted with a split-decision defeat to then-champ Georges St-Pierre in November, but when the longtime titleholder announced a leave of absence, Hendricks was an obvious choice to fight for the vacated belt.
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UFC 171 headliner Johny Hendricks not ruling out future move to middleweight – MMA Junkie